The orders to be passed by the Supreme Court on February 5, 2024 will decide whether the Madras High Court would be able to take up for final hearing on the same day a suo motu revision against the discharge of Revenue Minister K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran and his wife Aadhilakashmi P. Visalatchi from a disproportionate assets case.
While a Division Bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra of the Supreme Court has ordered listing of the Minister’s special leave petition (SLP) against the suo motu revision on Monday, Justice N. Anand Venkatesh of the High Court too has listed the suo motu revision for final hearing at 3 p.m. on the same day.
Passing interim orders on the SLP on January 29, 2024, the Supreme Court had directed the Madras High Court Registrar General (R-G) to file a report by February 5, 2024, indicating whether Justice Venkatesh had obtained Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala’s prior approval before exercising the suo motu jurisdiction.
